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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
10
The Boston Post issue dated February 14 1912 from Post Publishing Co lists the 259 Washington Street office in Boston Massachusetts and issue number 39.
The Post lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions with six months and shorter terms, plus per copy pricing to Canada. Notices emphasize advance payment, discontinuation on expiration, and payment methods to the Post Publishing Company Boston office, with editor contact details and postal notice for delivery issues.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co proclaims the Boston Post now holds the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and includes the largest press in the world.
The Republicans of the Eighth Virginia district endorse both William H. Taft for renomination and Theodore Roosevelt’s stance against a third term. They call attention to the patriotic positions of the former president and present a model for balancing support for both leaders.
News that Foulk E. Brandt, jailed 30 years for an unproven burglary, has a new trial sparks debate. The judge Rosalsky granted the retrial, with hints the State may appeal to resolve whether an innocent man was railroaded and to uncover the truth behind the case.
The Ways and Means Committee approved a tariff bill to be submitted this afternoon. It lowers duties on competitive articles and raises them on noncompetitive goods, reversing prior Republican policy and aiming to boost government revenue. The measure favors consumer interests and industries not driven by greed.
The text honors Joseph Lister as father of modern surgery and notes his name on a monument to great 19th century benefactors. It cites anesthesia with chloroform and ether enabling crucial operations and mentions lifting human suffering through his discoveries.
The passage recalls Joseph Lister’s invention preventing infection in surgical wounds and his life saving impact. It notes his 85 years and the honors bestowed by sovereigns, universities, and learned societies as formal recognition of his indispensable medical contributions.
At a State House hearing a large majority supports a permissive bill allowing Boston to appropriate up to 50000 dollars to aid the Art Museum. President Lane pledges free museum access five days weekly if enacted, making the institution a widely open educational resource for the public.
The piece proclaims the abdication of the Manchu dynasty and the birth of the Republic of China. It notes a swift move toward a permanent government and calls for immediate U.S. recognition and formal welcome to the new republic.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce is urged to curb steam trawlers and the otter trawl to protect Boston’s fishing industry. The editorial argues that the threat endangers the city and maritime New England and cites the North Sea as a warning.
A paymaster accused of corrupting the wife of a subordinate clerk admits the conduct. Taft reportedly blocked court martial to avoid scandal and protect the woman, yet calls for accountability rise as the affair becomes public. The president cites a political favor but must abandon protection of the officer.
The Canadian Northern railroad plans to run a three mile tunnel under Mount Royal to reach Montreal, bringing rail access through the city and shaping regional transport.
A poem extols the power of winter personified as Zero shaping cold weather. The speaker dons warm clothing, shovels snow, and helps clear paths on a farm while praising Zero's icy rule. The verse laments milks’ potential souring if summer heat returns, ending with approval of the cold regime.
A fragment from an East Boston scene notes a shoe store window display offering a bargain Valentine line for five pounds of chocolates inviting interest from passersby. The quirky example reflects playful period street chatter in a local context.
A lively letter decries a shoe shiner offering “shine inside” for five cents and mocks the idea of polishing shoes with polish swallowed. Local notes report ice scraping at Rockwell pond for skating and hockey, with stray jokes about a missing hub nut and muddy Boylston Street crossings.
A Boston reader reports pedestrians dodging icy slush as cars splash pedestrians at a busy corner. A lost nose glasses note and a pun exchange from a Massachusetts paper appear, followed by a dark barber shop rumor and a threatening joke about violence in a then-current local column.
A playful line teases Miss Woman's Lips with romance as a Valentine tease. The phrasing hints at flirtatious banter and affection tied to a calendar day. The exchange suggests social expectations and romantic interest in a lighthearted local note.
An adapted Pickwick Papers vignette recounts Sam Weller crafting a valentine for Mary the Ipswich mayor's servant. Mr. Weller initially disapproves of romance but relents as Sam preserves plain prose. The tale ends with Sam remaining a loyal servant and Mr. Weller content in widowerhood at a public house.
The Rev John W Suter of Church of the Epiphany Winchester leads prayer book talks at the Episcopal Theological School Cambridge for middle and senior students. The Rev Reuben Kidner marks 80 years as Trinity Church assistant pastor. W W Price of Boston speaks on clergy expectations from business leaders. The Boston Baptist Sunday School Association holds its annual convention at First Baptist Church Dorchester with morning sessions led by Revs C F Potter Mattapan and A V Dimock Dorchester and an evening service led by Rev Edward H Brewster with address by Rev John S Lyon Holyoke.
Lieutenant Carter and Sergeant George H. Carlton named as city censors of moving picture shows. They will visit every theater in Somerville, note the pictures displayed and assess vaudeville quality for city review.
A faded verse recalls Christmas vows and hopeful plans to keep goodwill year round. The speaker notes youthful resolve, then laments waning effort as disillusionment grows and tempers flare. A playful line about Col. Satan contrasts with sober self-critique.
Lake Michigan lies solid from shore to shore in many places between Wisconsin and Michigan. Vessels on the Milwaukee to Chicago run have suspended service due to ice and the Crosby line has tied up ships serving Ludington Grand Haven and Milwaukee. Hundreds of thousands of tons of freight sit in local warehouses awaiting better weather.
A fragmentary scene from Tit-Bits depicts a wedding rite where a weary bachelor professes vows to a woman described as a spinster. An onlooker whispers approvingly or judgmentally about the bride’s age, noting she “looks it.”
A conscience stricken woman from Whiteflat Texas sent the President a dollar bill after redeeming a dollar's worth of cancelled postage stamps years ago. She cites restitution four-fold and promises to send the other three dollars later, hoping to meet the President in heaven.
Horace Obear of Wellesley aged 69 died at his Washington street home after a long illness. A Civil War veteran with two enlistments in the Eighth Massachusetts Volunteers from Beverly, he spent 43 years as superintendent of the Walter Hunnewell estate in Wellesley.
President and Mrs. Taft held the final winter season dinner tonight in Washington in honor of Speaker of the House Joseph G. Clark and Mrs. Clark. The event marked the close of the season with notable political figures in attendance at the White House.
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